Gov. Jodi Rell's love affair with Connecticut voters is growing as her approval rating and her lead
over two possible Democratic challengers rises to new levels in a Quinnipiac University poll
released today.

Connecticut voters give Gov. Rell an 81 - 9 percent approval rating, up slightly from a
78 - 10 percent approval in a January 12 poll by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack)
University and near her all-time 83 percent high.

"Liberal Democrats unhappy with Sen. Lieberman's position on the war can't find much
good news in this poll. While Lieberman continues to be more popular with Republicans, he still
enjoys a job approval rating of nearly 2-1 among Democrats, and 61 percent of Democrats think he
deserves to be re-elected," Dr. Schwartz said.

Connecticut voters disapprove 65 - 31 percent of the job President George W. Bush is
doing, among the lowest approval ratings for Bush in any state surveyed by Quinnipiac University.
Voters disapprove 66 - 29 percent of the way President Bush is handling the war in Iraq and say
61 - 34 percent that going to war in Iraq was the wrong thing to do.

From February 10 - 14, Quinnipiac University surveyed 957 Connecticut registered voters
with a margin of error of +/- 3.2 percentage points. The survey includes 345 Democrats with a
margin of error of +/- 5.3 percentage points.

The Quinnipiac University Poll conducts public opinion surveys in New York, New Jersey,
Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Florida and the nation as a public service and for research.

For additional data-www.quinnipiac.edu and quicklinks

1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Jodi Rell is handling her job as
Governor?

13. To help pay for eliminating the car tax, Governor Rell's plan would involve
repealing the existing property tax credit on the state income tax. Do you
support or oppose Governor Rell's car tax plan?

18. If the 2006 election for United States Senator were being held today and the
candidates were Joseph Lieberman the Democrat and Lowell Weicker running as an
independent candidate for whom would you vote?

TREND: If the 2006 election for United States Senator were being held today, and
the candidates were Joseph Lieberman the Democrat and Lowell Weicker running as
an independent candidate, for whom would you vote?

21. (If registered democrat) How much will your vote in the Democratic primary
for United States Senator be influenced by a candidate's position on the war in
Iraq? Would you say that it is the most important single issue, that it is
important, but so are other issues, or that it won't influence your vote?